Friendster is to escape the shadow of Facebook

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — a social networking site Friendster Faded soon you delete almost a decade's worth of user pictures, blog entries and other data in revamp to set it apart from Facebook, company officials said Thursday. "this comprehensive Friendster is designed to help return the semblance of relevance online after being outmuscled by Facebook, Which boasts over 600 million active users. Friendster gained at least 115 million members since 2002, but only about 40 million currently valid e-mail messages and fewer still active users.Friendster e-mail members last week to tell them to save their pictures, profile, and blog posts on other sites by 31 May, said Badron, the spokesman Nor in Singapore. "This is the development of the site to push the boundaries of our business, "and said the associated press. "It is not a direct competition with Facebook. Who wants to compete with Facebook would be crazy. "This is the biggest change to online payment systems since Friendster Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan of global society with the site in late 2009. The business of retail franchises include Tan in Southeast Asia such as Starbucks-June 7-Eleven, Friendster will. for services provided by Facebook, focusing on a new platform for interaction of social games, music, entertainment, shopping online, and said no members of the friendster can be a social network than by cultivating their unique online identities are different as the realAnd he said. They can connect with people you are, you don't know and share music with them personally or play online games. "We understand there is no need to make photo albums, or replication of status updates on Facebook and Friendster, so this is something completely different, completely new ball game, "rather said. "It is about something not on Facebook you can make on Friendster" largest number of users of the Friendster is currently the Philippines, United States, Malaysia, Philippine, Indonesia, the State manages The company Britain., Nicholas Galicia, said that although demand is free, subscribers will be charged for value-added features such as "virtual gift" friends and enhancements for role playing individual accounts., Card, puzzle and strategy games to at least 80 are available, said Galicia. Publishers are welcome, but Galicia stressed that the company did not look at turning Friendster into "e-Mall."During the two days only after Word surfaced about the new format, Friendster estimates visits jumped 30-35 percent. "It is nice to see people go, "said Galicia. strong team of 65 Philippine friendster preserve and operate the site, he added. Philippine action accounts for 90 percent of the programmers of Friendster, and provides quality assurance, customer service and user interface. Galicia said it plans to extend the current labor force in the penthouse of his financial district of Makati supermarket. Associated Press of ??????? Teves in Manila contributed to this report, Manila.